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Long ago, there was a handsome but poor boy. He lived with his older brother and sister-in-law. When his parents died, his brother got the house and land, but the boy only got an old ox (牛). As a cowherd, he had to work in the fields every day with his ox.

The seventh daughter of the Emperor, known as the Weaving Maid, was very good at weaving (织). The emperor loved how she made the world more beautiful by weaving clouds with rainbows.

The cowherd’s ox was actually an immortal (神仙) who made mistakes in heaven (天堂) and was turned into an ox to work on earth. One day, the ox spoke to the cowherd, saying, “You are a kind person. If you want to get married, go to the river and your wish will come true.”

The cowherd went to the river and saw the seven beautiful daughters of the Emperor come down from heaven. He was especially taken by the youngest and prettiest one, so he hid her fairy clothes. When the other six fairies went back to heaven, the youngest couldn’t go without her fairy clothes.

The cowherd then showed himself and told the Weaving Maid he would give back her clothes if she agreed to marry him. After a moment of shyness and eagerness, the maid agreed. They got married and had a son and a daughter two years later.

In heaven, the Emperor missed the beautiful skies his seventh daughter used to weave. He sent her grandmother to find her and bring her back. As the seventh princess was flying to heaven with her grandmother, the cowherd put their children into two bamboo baskets and used his wife’s magical fairy clothes to chase after her.

But the grandmother created the Milky Way (银河) in the sky. The seventh princess was forced to move to the star Vega, and the cowherd and their children stayed on the star Altair. They were only allowed to meet once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, known as the Qixi Festival.

1.What can we know about the boy?

A He lived by himself.

B He had a house.

C He had no money.

D He worked with clouds.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第一段的“a handsome but poor boy”“the boy only got an old ox”可知这个男孩很穷。故选C。

2.The ox ________.

A came from the heaven

B often made mistakes

C was not smart

D was young

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据第三段的“was actually an immortal who made mistakes in heaven”可知牛郎的牛原是天上的神仙，因犯错被惩罚下到人间渡劫。故选A。

3.The boy took away the Weaving Maid’s _______.

A hats

B clothes

C shoes

D socks

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第四段的“so he hid her fairy clothes”可知，牛郎把织女的仙女服藏起来了。故选B。

4.Who wanted the Weaving Maid to go back to the heaven?

A Her grandmother.

B The boy.

C The ox.

D The emperor.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的第一、二句可知，玉帝想念织女，他让织女的祖母去把她带回来。故选D。

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A Culture.

B History.

C Books.

D Movies.

解析：选A。A推理判断题。根据全文内容及最后一段的“They were only allowed to meet once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, known as the Qixi Festival.”可知，文章主要讲了牛郎和织女的故事和七夕节的由来。属于传统文化。故选A。